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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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